{"id":264633,"date":"2025-09-29T19:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/264633\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T19:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:54:09","slug":"red-sox-to-be-without-lucas-giolito-for-al-wild-card-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/264633\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox to be without Lucas Giolito for AL Wild Card Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boston Red Sox<\/a> right-hander Lucas Giolito<\/a> will not be on the active roster for the American League Wild Card Series against the New York Yankees<\/a> because of an elbow issue, manager Alex Cora said Monday.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old Giolito had been expected to start the third game of the best-of-three series on Thursday, following Garrett Crochet<\/a> and Brayan Bello<\/a> in Boston’s rotation.Game 1 begins Tuesday (6 p.m. ET, ESPN).<\/p>\n

“He’s been battling with his elbow the last few days,” Cora said. “… Hopefully it’s nothing major, but he won’t be ready for this [series].”<\/p>\n

Giolito, who is 10-4 with a 3.41 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 26 starts this season, was sent to see Dr. Jeffrey Dugas, an orthopedic surgeon at the Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Alabama.<\/p>\n

Cora said Giolito’s velocity has been down, and he had to cut his most recent bullpen session short.<\/p>\n

Dugas repaired the ulnar collateral ligament in Giolito’s right elbow with internal brace surgery on March 12 last year.<\/p>\n

Giolito also had Tommy John surgery with Dr. Lewis Yocum on Sept. 13, 2012.<\/p>\n

The Red Sox manager said Kyle Harrison<\/a> and Connelly Early<\/a> could be options for a Game 3, if needed.<\/p>\n

An All-Star in 2019, Giolito is 71-66 with a 4.30 ERA in nine major league seasons with Washington<\/a> (2016), the Chicago White Sox<\/a> (2017-23), the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> (2023), Cleveland<\/a> (2023) and Boston (2025).<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.br\/]<\/p>\n

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